alternative fuel

Three from USDOT

June 30, 2011

Three stories from the U.S. Department of Transportation today — LaHood on YouTube, new grants for green transit, and a big loan for Amtrak.

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Dartmouth’s Big Green Bus makes the rounds

June 28, 2011

Thirteen Dartmouth students and recent grads are touring the country on the Big Green Bus, an old Greyhound bus converted to run on waste vegetable oil.

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European solar tunnel to power high-speed trains

June 10, 2011

Solar panels covering a 2.2-mile Belgian tunnel will generate enough electricity to power 4,000 high-speed trains between Paris and Amsterdam each year.

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Cleveland RTA adds Segway for supervisors

May 27, 2011

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (OH) has acquired a Segway to help its service quality supervisors monitor bus and trolley service.

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Maryland goes hybrid: No more clouds of smoke

May 10, 2011

The Maryland Transit Administration is adding hybrids, and the reviews are good. Also news about hybrids in Columbus (OH), Ithaca (NY), and Eugene (OR).

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Seattle chooses trackless trolleys over hybrids

April 28, 2011

King County Metro Transit (WA) plans to stick with trackless trolleys when it replaces its aging fleet instead of switching to hybrids.

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Manitoba invests in electric bus research

April 27, 2011

The Manitoba government is teaming with industry partners and a Winnipeg college to develop and test a prototype all-electric transit bus.

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Introducing Arctic Whisperer, a fast-charging hybrid

April 26, 2011

The Swedish university town Umeå is testing the Arctic Whisperer, a fast-charging hybrid electric bus developed by the Spanish company Opbrid.

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European biofuel targets backfire

April 14, 2011

European and UK biofuel requirements lead to production practices that violate human rights and damage the environment, according to a new study.

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Electric tricycles come to the Philippines

April 14, 2011

The Philippines is testing 20 electric tricycles in metro Manila as part of an effort to improve air quality and reduce dependence on imported fuel.

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